On the evening of February 20, 2025, 13-year-old Izreal Bishop was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds on Dutch Colony Drive in Cincinnati’s Winton Hills neighborhood. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Izreal, known as Bunz, was a student at Hughes STEM High School and remembered by mentors and community members as bright, respectful and mature for his age.

Rodney Christian described him as a natural leader and an old soul who wanted to bring peace and help to his neighborhood. No arrests have been made; the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating and asking anyone with information to call 513-352-3542. Izreal’s funeral was held March 8, 2025, at the House of Hope.

Would anyone who knew Izreal or saw activity on Dutch Colony Drive that night please come forward with information?